Wow that is cool that you saw them spawn and that you can see the eggs. I
didn't know that they would lay the eggs on plants. I am getting 3 pairs of
ommata's from Ray in the mail soon so I hope they also will breed. Exactly
how many gallons is that tank that you are using? So they are the only fish
in the tank? It seems like a huge tank for such a little fish.
Thanks,
Henry Deford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark B" <mbinkley_at_earthling.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:34 PM
Subject: NANFA-- ommata fry!
> Hey! I was just peering into the omatta tank again, and guess what -
there
> are little fishes in there too! The tank is custom made, about 5 ft long
> and 10 inches wide. It's totally loaded with water sprite and Java moss.
> I saw two little ommata at the surface under the water sprite leaves. One
> is about 1 cm. The other, smaller, maybe 8 mm. So, I'm guessing the
"egg"
> I saw was an _egg_! This is really cool!
>
> Here's the details -
> The tank has been left to vary with room temperature all summer, ranging
> from about 73 to 80 deg F. It has one 48 inch flourescent tube that is
> timed to be on from 5:30 am to 10:30 pm. There is an undergravel filter
> with about 2.5 inches of fine gravel, driven by a Penguin 550 powerhead.
> The current is strong at the one end where the outlet is, but the dense
> plant growth makes the water calm in most of the tank. I have been
feeding
> Tetra cichlid flake food, freeze dried brine and bloodworms and a little
> live baby brine shrimp now and then. There are also one or two grass
> shrimp in the tank and some snails. I also noticed a hydra, which is
> actually what drew my attention to the fry as it retracted, probably to
> consume an artemia.
>
>
> Mark Binkley
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_earthling.net
>
>
>
>
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